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NFL Season Preview: Tennessee Titans [NFL Season Previews]
Deadspin — We're less than two weeks away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Today: The Tennessee Titans. Your video author is...Kige Ramsey. For the past two years, I've brought the Tennessee Titans preview to Deadspin. But this year I decided it was time to pass the baton to a worthier Titans fan, the one and only Kige Ramsey. Initially Kige was reluctant to do a single team preview, "I've already done ...

OU Athletes Jumped In Bar With Knives, Tire Irons
SPORTSbyBROOKS — While UCLA’s Kevin Craft was not throwing interceptions during UCLA’s improbable overtime win against 18th-ranked Tennessee , a group of University of Oklahoma athletes were busy getting jumped in a nightclub. Sooners bar fight (Actually, the bar-room brawl went down early Sunday morning, I just wanted an opportunity to point out that Craft threw FOUR first-half interceptions and the Vols still managed to find a way to lose.) Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops wasn’t talking but the ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that at least two athletes from the school were injured during the fracas . Norman police said they went to the ...

UCF Finds New Way To Spice Up Conference Calls
SPORTSbyBROOKS — George O’Leary had finally regained most of the self-respect he’d lost in 2001 after it was discovered that the newly hired Notre Dame football coach had not, in fact, earned a master’s degree from New York University, despite what was printed on his resume. O’Leary hadn’t won three letters while at University of New Hampshire, either, but the damage had already been done. Five days after accepting the Fighting Irish gig, he resigned. Wrong number ...

Jaguars Tackle Richard Collier Critically Shot
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Jason Collier is clinging to life at this moment, the victim of a late-night shooting outside a woman’s home. Collier had been out at several night clubs with former Jaguar player Kenneth Petway. They met several women and were waiting outside one of their homes on the way to another night club when Collier was shot at around 2:30 a.m. As Collier and Petway were sitting in an Cadillac Escalade waiting on the women (they were in a separate car), Jefferson says someone came up and started shooting. ...

Erin Andrews Responds To Rankled Rutgers Fans
SPORTSbyBROOKS — People in New Jersey have never been shy about sharing their feelings with others, usually going on about how Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi are the greatest things to happen to music since, well, ever. So clearly, though they have no problem expressing themselves, they aren’t the smartest people in the country. Still, it’s hard to blame the good people of New Jersey for being upset when they found out that Rob Stone was going to be working the sidelines of yesterday’s game between Rutgers and Fresno State instead of the lovely ...

Cubs Catcher Called Up After Cutting Off Fingers
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Carlos Zambrano missed his scheduled start on Sunday with what the Cubs are calling “ a tired arm .” While I’m sure that Zambrano’s arm might be plenty sore, I think it’s fair to point out that in comparison to his teammate Koyie Hill , he seems like a huge wimp. As the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES reports, Hill was called up to the big league roster on Monday, less than a year after almost losing three fingers and his thumb on his right hand in a wood saw accident. Saw II Poster I believe we can all agree that Joel Zumaya and his “Guitar Hero” injury looks more and more like a giant sissy everyday after hearing stories like this. ...

ESPN’s Dr. Lou Segment Has Got To Go — Now
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Really, it’s nothing about Lou Holtz himself. I can put up with the spittle flying during live broadcasts. I enjoy the old stories. They’ve got Mark May at his side to mock to rampant Notre Dame and South Carolina homerism. He’s in a controlled environment so nothing too bad can happen. Except there’s this new “Dr. Lou” segment. After the a cappella intro I keep expecting Barry White or someone cool to show up but it’s just Lou Holtz. Apparently ESPN was embarrassed by the blog-wide mocking of Holtz’s ...

Concession Stand Trip Costs Baseball Fan His Eye
SPORTSbyBROOKS — When you go to a Major League baseball game, it could end up putting quite the dent in your wallet. Aside from the $50 you spent on the ticket each and every beer you drink will cost you about $7. Bring little Johnny with you? Well he wants some cotton candy, a hot dog, and a soda, which will end up taking about another $15 out of your pocket. Fan loses eye at minor league game ...

Arab Trump: I’ll Spend $240 Million On Ronaldo
SPORTSbyBROOKS — To say it’s been a tumultuous weekend for Manchester City soccer fans is an understatement. (If you aren’t a soccer fan, consider them the Mets to Man U’s Yankees.) First, a prominent businessman from the United Arab Emirates completed a $375 million purchase of Manchester City from the previous owner ...

Porter Opens Mouth Again, Runs Smack On Favre
SPORTSbyBROOKS — You have to give Joey Porter credit. The Dolphins linebacker’s on-the-field skills might be diminishing at a rapid rate, but his ability to mouth off sure isn’t. Joey Porter Dolphins The latest? Ahead of Miami’s season-opening game against the Jets on Sunday, Porter has basically said that Brett Favre is “just another quarterback”. From the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS :“It’s all green to me,” Porter told reporters Monday in Miami. “He’s got on a green jersey, so I mean, a quarterback is a quarterback. As long as he’s got a number on him and he’s legal to hit, we’ll be after him.” Right. And next he’s going to try and convince us ...

Blog Jam: UT Coordinator Muschamp Draws Blood
SPORTSbyBROOKS — • His bloodlust not satisfied with a blowout win over Florida Atlantic, EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY spots Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Will Muschamp drawing some blood on his own . Will Muschamp blood on face We swear we’ve seen (and heard ) this kind of sideline excitement before. • WITH LEATHER catches Cincinnati’s mascot Bear-ly avoiding a parachuting Cat-astrophe . • THE SPORTING BLOG shares news that the parents of Tony Stewart are worried that the womanizing NASCAR star’s special little friend might someday “rot off “. • THE BIG LEAD elects to examine the unfolding political war of words ...

Soccer Star Tiago Locks Team President in Toilet
SPORTSbyBROOKS — He’s a moody one isn’t he! Juventus star Tiago Mendes loves his team but hates his boss. Seeking to stay with the Italian Serie A power, Tiago has refused several transfers to other clubs. Notably, the club had considered moving him to Everton and Monaco, who will not be participants in the Champions League with all those endless Heineken commercials during the break. His anger boiled over at the team’s training complex where he managed to imprison team President Giovanni Cobolli in the potty. “It’s a shame it got out, as this was ...

College Team Finally Ends 49-Game Losing Streak
SPORTSbyBROOKS — When the smoke finally cleared on last night’s 18-17 win over the Waterloo Warriors, the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and their 2,562 fans got to celebrate something they haven’t witnessed in the past six years: a football victory. It was a pretty good first impression for new coach Greg DeLaval - this was his first game as the “leader of Canadian men”. DeLaval took over for Steve Howlett who, as you’ll recall, was offered a raise after leading the team to an 0-40 start. Guess the school figured out that wasn’t such a great plan. ...

Tiger Shows Grit, Heart By Knocking Up Elin Again
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Remember early in 2008, when Tiger Woods decided to play a limited early-season schedule and skipped most of the PGA Tour stops ahead of the Masters? While he might have been resting his ailing knee, he apparently was also doing what most of us would have done in his situation: having sex with his Swedish model wife. Elin Nordgren ...

Brooks Live: Memphis’ Fox Sports 730 Right Now
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Welcome to the most awkward co-mingling of cultures since those discoverers of bubblin’ crude skedaddled to Beverly Hills and settled in to ruin prime-time television as part of the Backwoods Triptych (”Beverly Hillbillies”, “Green Acres”, and “Petticoat Junction”).  We’ll be working blue tonight… as well as orange… we fear this will never make the Bravo Web site. UCLA fans on the make ...

Jamaican Track Team Runs Into Steroid Scandal
SPORTSbyBROOKS — In a shocking scandalous expose, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED have documents proving that two members of the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track team received shipments for “performance-enhancing drugs through an Internet distribution network.” Fortunately, neither one of them is Usain Bolt . In fact, both of them are hippoty-hoppity hurdlers! ...

For The Discerning ‘Skins Fan: See-Through Shirt
SPORTSbyBROOKS — There’s a reason Dan Snyder’s worth a trillion dollars: He’s willing to try anything if there’s a chance he’ll earn a few bucks. Sure, there have been plenty of misses: Deion Sanders , Bruce Smith , Marty Schottenheimer , Norv Turner , Steve Spurrier , Brandon Lloyd , Adam Archuleta , Six Flags, Cruise/Wagner Productions ...

Erin Andrews Answers Rumblings of Rutgers Fans
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Welcome to the most awkward co-mingling of cultures since those discoverers of bubblin’ crude skedaddled to Beverly Hills and settled in to ruin prime-time television as part of the Backwoods Triptych (”Beverly Hillbillies”, “Green Acres”, and “Petticoat Junction”).  We’ll be working blue tonight… as well as orange… we fear this will never make the Bravo Web site. UCLA fans on the make ...

Brog: College Football Is Back, Just Ask My Car
SPORTSbyBROOKS — I’m still in recovery mode from the UCLA-Tennessee game yesterday. Between the broiling temps before and during the game, the pregame and stadium-smuggled booze, and the four-hour game itself, I was positively toast late last night. As it should be. SbB Girl Alex UCLA Game Dumb and Dumber Guys ( SbB Girl Alex with Tennessee Defensive Coaching Staff) The highlight of the game for me was actually having 50-yard line seats (21st row) for the first time in my life, something for which I can thank My Boy Barry : SbB Girl Alex 50-yard Line UCLA Tennessee Game (50-yard line seats? By now you prob know the reason ...